Flexible fuel cell
US8039174B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Through holes for flow paths of the fuel cell are formed in a thermoplastic polymer film by a process selected from a group consisting of laser drilling, etching and lithography, an inner side surface of the thermoplastic polymer film is coated with a metal layer, and the through holes are filled with a fuel diffusion material and a catalyst to provide an anode. The procedure is repeated to provide a cathode. Then, the anode and the cathode are placed to oppose each other. A cation conducting polymer membrane is disposed, between the anode and the cathode, and the anode, the cation conducting polymer membrane and the cathode are hot-pressed.
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